klisemfg Chapter 235 A Promise Must Be Keeped
Chapter 235 A Promise Must Be Keeped
Hearing Qiuhe sadly explain why he stayed at the Hearth House, Villette remained silent for a few seconds before speaking, "I can't help you with this."
As you just said, the girl named Krevi is the executive's biological daughter, and under these circumstances, I have no right to take her away.
If it were you, or any other orphan, perhaps I could take them away from Hearth House through adoption or other means, but I think you probably don't need to.”
Cruel, but realistic. Qiuhe had considered this outcome from the beginning. No matter how evil the mother was, a biological daughter would always be a biological daughter.
Before the evil side is revealed, even a god has no right to take another woman's daughter away from her mother. Secondly, as Navelette said...
Qiuhe really doesn't need to, since if he wants to leave, no one can stop him or find him. But if he leaves...
Then everything she had done would be meaningless. Qiuhe gently closed her eyes. After a few seconds of stillness, she sighed softly and leaned back in her chair, breaking the heavy atmosphere with a smile.
"Oh dear~. Okay, okay, I expected this outcome. Besides, didn't I already say I just wanted to find a trump card? I'm that strong..."
Even without any trump cards, I can still save the person I want to protect, haha.” Qiuhe said, then stood up slowly with a relaxed and nonchalant expression.
He walked towards the door, muttering to himself with a resolute expression, "I will never let history repeat itself." "Qiuhe." At that moment...
Funin's voice came from behind. Qiuhe turned around to face Funin, whose face showed sadness for him. "Qiuhe, be careful on your journey, and make sure you come back safely."
Fu Ningna whispered a farewell to Qiuhe, who, upon hearing this, slowly revealed a bright and cheerful smile, "Mm." After saying goodbye, Qiuhe had just left the gates of Mo Mang Palace.
Navia instantly ran forward and hugged Qiuhe tightly, just like she did at the opera house. "Haha, Brother Leyi! Last time you said you'd take me on an adventure if I helped you!"
"You should have time now, right? Can you take me out to play?" Qiuhe listened and looked ahead, then spotted Carles Clarind, Miles, and Silver.
"Um... Navia, I actually have something to take care of, so I might be a bit busy right now, so... I probably can't take you out for the time being."
Navia, beaming like a little ray of sunshine, said, "Brother Leyi's upcoming business must be very exciting, right? Take Navia with you!"
Qiuhe hesitated upon hearing this, "This... Navia's isn't just ordinary play and adventure. I'm about to embark on a very dangerous mission."
The road is fraught with danger: deadly traps, trapped beasts in the forest, and man-eating monsters—all extremely dangerous creatures.
While seemingly meant to scare Navia, every word was actually directed at Kares: "Uh, Navia. Um, let Brother Leyi go and carry out his mission."
Let's hurry home, Dad will tell you a story when we get back. Just... don't keep your older brother from doing his mission, haha!
Kares forced a smile, but inside he was trembling with fear as he listened to the dangerous stories, while Navia felt a little saddened by them.
"Ah~. No! Brother Leyi promised to take Navia to play, Brother Leyi can't go back on his word!" Navia hugged Qiuhe tightly.
No matter how much Carles pleaded or pulled, she wouldn't let go, and judging from her expression, she looked like she might burst into tears at any moment.
Seeing this, Kares also seemed very anxious and had no idea how to persuade him. "Uncle, I'll take Navia and Ley with me. With the two of us there..."
"Navia will be safe," Clorind said from the side. Navia's eyes lit up. "Yes, yes, Clorind can come with me!"
That way, no matter how many dangers there are on the road, it won't be dangerous. Please, Dad, Brother Leyi promised to take me out to play, he can't break his promise."
Kares listened, covering his face in exasperation. Qiuhe was equally perplexed; he was about to leave Fontainebleau, and this departure could last for two weeks.
If Navia were taken away from Fontainebleau for a full two weeks, or even just left Fontainebleau territory, if Kares found out, he might tear Qiuhe apart alive.
"Sigh. Well, wait for Dad for a bit. I need to confirm something. If it's true, then you can go." Seeing that Kares had actually agreed...
Qiuhe stood there dumbfounded. "No way, Kares, are you crazy?! You're just going to hand your precious little girl over to a kid from a family with fireplaces?"
Qiuhe couldn't help but wonder if Kares had suffered some kind of shock that caused him to lose his mind. After Kares entered the Momang Palace and emerged some time later...
She sighed deeply, "Sigh... Alright. Since you want to go, then go." Navia jumped for joy upon hearing this.
"No, wait, wait, wait, Mr. Kares, the mission I'm carrying out requires me to leave Fontaine, and I might be gone for almost two weeks."
"Are you sure you want Navia to come with me?" Upon hearing Qiuhe's words, Kares's eyes widened in shock. "What! Two stars, stars..."
Navia...this...this won't do. Not only is he leaving Fontainebleau, but he'll be gone for two weeks! This is absolutely unacceptable...this..."
Kares was completely shocked by the news, but seeing that Kares had changed his mind, a clear, bright tear slowly rolled down Navia's cheek.
Kares was stunned by what he saw. Navia was staring sadly into those big, beautiful eyes, tears silently streaming down her face.
"Why...you promised I could go play," Navia sobbed, her voice trembling. "Why...why did you lie to Navia?"
Seeing this, Carles completely panicked, frantically scratching his head and becoming incoherent. Navia's tears welled up even more, as if they were about to burst forth at any moment.
"Stop, don't cry." Kares hurriedly stopped Navia from charging up her power, his own heart filled with unspoken anguish. "What a disaster!"
Kares let out a long sigh of relief. "Alright, Navia. If you really want to go, then go and see the world."
At this point, Kares gritted his teeth. "Just treat it as a trip!" Navia's tears instantly dried upon hearing this. "Yay! That's great, Brother Leyi!"
"Dad agreed." "But!" Kares suddenly shouted. "Navia, Dad can let you go out to play, but listen..."
You can't cause trouble for others; you have to listen to them. This older brother is going on a mission, so he can't cause trouble while he's out. And most importantly…” Carres said.
He took out a camera and handed it to Navia. "You must send your father a picture of yourself every day, if Navia can promise to do so..."
"Then Dad will allow you to go." Navia nodded quickly after hearing this. Kares gave them some final instructions and asked them to wait a little longer.
After taking out a few items for self-defense and travel necessities from home, he watched the group leave Fontaine. "Master, you..."
"Are you really going to let Miss go with that child like this? After all, that child is a member of the Fatui." Kares sighed helplessly after hearing this.
"I went to the Mo Mang Palace to see the Water God. I inquired about the child with him. He is indeed related to the Water God."
I didn't ask him what his mission was. He spoke privately with those two officials inside the Mo Mang Palace, so I guess these kinds of missions aren't things we can just ask about casually.
Although he's a member of the Fatui, he's somehow connected to the gods. He must have his own mission within the Fatui.
Having said that, Carles fell silent, turning and walking towards the Gray River. Meanwhile, Qiuhe, Navia, and Clarind left some time later...
They had arrived at Softlight Harbor. "Miss Harbor Attendant, could you please call us a boat to Shenyu Valley?" The three of them boarded a boat and headed towards Shenyu Valley.
During the sea voyage, Navia kept taking pictures of the sea scenery, while Qiuhe sat beside her, gazing at the sea as if deep in thought.
"Sigh, if I were going by myself, I could just possess a bird and get to Liyue. But now I have to take a boat. I really don't know what Kares was thinking."
In her past life, she treated me like an enemy, yet now she's so comfortable entrusting her daughter to me. Thinking this, Qiuhe wore a speechless expression.
"Sir, this is really hard to understand."